The Glamorous Women of Vintage Cannes

Screen sirens who took Cannes by storm in '50s and '60s.

The Cannes Film Festival has been, and always will be, a playground for Hollywood's most glamorous women, but there's something decidedly magical about the famous female attendees of decades past. Whether it was Sophia Loren arriving in fairy-tale fashion to a film premiere or Brigitte Bardot sauntering down the beach, these screen sirens were living the life while dressed to the nines. In honor of the festival's commencement, we're looking back at the women who helped make it iconic.

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Sophia Loren, 1959

Sophia Loren, 1959

The Italian actress arrives in a lace ball gown at the opening night reception of the 8th annual Cannes Film Festival.

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Brigitte Bardot, 1956

Brigitte Bardot, 1956

The French film star runs barefoot down the beach wearing a corseted sundress.